The Rosman Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Avery County Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Rosman has given up an average of 11.3 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Rosman came up short against Avery County on Tuesday, falling 13-6. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
For Avery County's part, Finley Trivett and Jameson Wanner were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Trivett pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Wanner struck out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit. Trivett also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Avery County is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 0-6 otherwise. At bat, Trivett scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Wanner scored a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Oak Markland, who went 2-for-5 with three runs and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Avery County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 0-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron King, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Avery County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Avery County's loss was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Rosman, their record now sits at 4-10.
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